Superintendent of Schools-Lowell Public Schools- Lowell, MA 2020-2021 School Year Calendar – Current Calendar – Option A Monday, August 31, 2020 Staff Return to School to Begin 11 days of Professional Development Friday, September 4, 2020 No School Labor Day Recess Monday, September 7, 2020 * No School – Labor Day Thursday, September 17, 2020 First Day of School – Grades 1-12 Monday, September 21, 2020 First Day of School – Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Wednesday - Early Release for grades PreK-12 Monday, October 12, 2020 * No School – Columbus Day Tuesday, November 3, 2020 No School for Students -Election Day - Professional Day for Staff Wednesday, November 11, 2020 * No School - Veterans’ Day Observed Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Early Dismissal – Thanksgiving Recess Thursday, November 26, 2020 * No School - Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 27, 2020 * No School – Thanksgiving Recess Monday, November 30, 2020 Schools Re-Open Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Wednesday - Early Release for grades PreK-12 Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Holiday Vacation Begins at the Close of Day Thursday, December 24, 2020 * Christmas Eve Friday, December 25, 2020 * Christmas Day [Holiday Break: Thursday, December 24th – Friday, January 1, 2021] Friday, January 1, 2021 * New Year’s Day Monday, January 4, 2021 Schools Re-Open Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Wednesday - Early Release for grades PreK-12 Monday, January 18, 2021 * No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Wednesday - Early Release for grades PreK-12 Friday, February 12, 2021 Mid-Winter Vacation Begins at the Close of School Monday, February 15, 2021 * President’s Day -[Mid-Winter Vacation: Monday, February 15 – Friday, February 19, 2021] Monday, February 22, 2021 Monday - Schools Re-Open Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Wednesday - Early Release for grades PreK-12 Friday, April 2, 2021 * No School – Good Friday Friday, April 16, 2021 Spring Vacation Begins at the Close of School Monday, April 19, 2021 * Patriot’s Day - [Spring Break: Monday, April 19th – Friday, April 23, 2021] Monday, April 26, 2021 Schools Re-Open Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Wednesday - Early Release for grades PreK-12 Monday, May 31, 2021 * No School – Memorial Day Saturday, June 19, 2021 Juneteenth (Saturday holidays celebrated on Saturday) June 2021 (TBD) TBD- Early Release for grades PreK-12 Will be on the last day of School Wednesday, June 16, 2021 170th School Day Wednesday, June 23, 2021 175th School Day [Includes five (5) Snow Days] Approved by the Lowell School Committee at their meeting of: Number of School Days Per Month August 26, 2020 August 0 January 19 September 10 February 15 October 21 March 23 November 17 April 16 * Central Administration, Family Resource Center will be closed December 17 May 20 in observance of a holiday June 12.